Stay for wire fences.



No. 689,465. Patente'd Dec. 24, l90l.

S. 0. DAVIS. I

STAY FUR Wm: FENCES.

(Application filed Sept. 18, 1897.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT -OFFICE;

SIMEON O. DAVIS, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

STAY FOR WIRE FENCES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 689,465, dated December 24, 1901. Application filedSeptember13,1897r Serl'allio. 651A40 (Nomodeh) To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SIMEON O. DAVIS, a citizen of the United States,- and a resident of Cleveland, county of Ouyahoga, State of Ohio, have invented. certain new and useful Improvements in Stays for Wire Fe'uces,of which I hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description, such as will onable others skilled in the art to which it appertains .to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements. in fence-stays, the object of the invention being to provide a stay composed of a single wire, to which the line or horizontal wires can be securely fastened by means of integral loops formed in the stay-wire and adapted to interlock with the line-wires at the points of crossing therewith.

My invention consists in a single-wire stay provided with twisted and bent loops integral therewith and projecting from one side thereof at predetermined intervals to support the line-wires, which are preferably nearer together at the bottom than at the top of the fence. The line-wires are also preferably connected at the point of engagement with the loops to prevent any side movement of the stay-wires.

My invention further consists in the form of loop and manner of securing the same about the line-wire and in the detail construction hereinafter described, shown in the accompanying drawings, and specifically pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 shows the complete loop secured to the linewire. Fig. 2 is a side view of the same. Fig. 3 shows a detail view of a single loop.

In the views, 1 is a stay-wire; 3 and 4, the side portions of the loops formed in the staywires, which are shown as projecting horizontally entirely upon one side thereof and of regular oval shape, such side portions 3 and 4 being bent outward at nearlya right angle. The loop is twisted where it leaves the-staywire to form two end secondary loops 2 and 5, tightly fitting said wire and forming a backing'and support at each end therefor.

6 represents the line-wires of the fence,

which are passed between the angular projecting sides of the loop portions 3 and 4t and rest upon the lower sides. The line-wires are then rigidly locked with the loops by press ing the angular sides of the loops about them. This constitutes a perfect lock for the linewire, with the exception of possible longitu= dinal movement, to avoid which the crimp or bend 7 is made on the line-wire within the loop intermediately of said secondary loops to engage the extremities thereof and is formed automatically by the act of compressing the loop, thus indenting the wire.

The lock shown in Figs. 1 and 2 is adapted to be made in the finished fence at a rapid rate by machinery in the factory and in extremely large quantities. It can, however, be made in the field with a crimping-tool slowly and in small quantities, if necessary, for short lengths of fence or restoring fence destroyed.

It is obvious that the wire-crossings locked in this manner have many advantages. Paramount among these will be seen the advantage of forming a positive lock for the crossings of large continuous wires out of integral portions of the wires themselves. In this manner greater economyof construction and equal endurance of all the parts are secured, also onabling its manufacture in the factory rapidly I at slight initial cost.

Other modes of applying the principle of,

my invention may be employed instead of the one explained, change being made asiregards the mechanism herein disclosed provided the means stated by any one of the following claims or the equivalent of such stated means be employed.

I therefore particularly point out and distinctly claim as my invention 1. In a wire fence, a joint consisting of a closed loop formed upon one wire and a second wire laid transversely of the first-named wire and resting upon opposite ends of said loop, the loop portion intermediate of said ends being bent over and upon said transverse wire and one upon the other, the latter wire being provided with a bent portion intermediate of the two loops whereby longitudinal displacement of said wire is prevented.

2. In a wire fence, a joint consisting of a closed loop formed upon one wire and a see 0nd wire laid transversely of the first-named I tion intermediate of said secondary loops, Wire and resting upon opposite ends of said whereby longitudinal displacement thereof is loop, the two sides of the latter bent forming prevented. a secondary backing and supporting loop at SIMEON O. DAVIS. 5 each end, the'one side of the primary 100p bein g bent over and upon the other side thereof, said transverse Wire provided with a bent por- Witnesses:

WM. M. .MONROE, MARY REID-PARSONS. 

